Political Signs, Solar Panels, Sale Signs, and Chickens — HOA Restriction Limits
Missouri's targeted HOA-restriction statute. Deed restrictions and covenants may not prohibit: (1) political signs — the HOA may adopt reasonable time/size/place/number/manner rules and may remove signs from common ground or unsafe placements, but may not remove a homeowner's sign or fine without three days' written notice identifying the rule violated; (2) rooftop solar panels on owner-maintained rooftops — rules may not prevent installation, impair functioning, restrict use, or adversely affect cost or efficiency, and the Missouri Supreme Court held in Eikmeier v. Granite Springs Home Owners Association, Inc. (Mo. banc 2026, No. SC101161) that this protection reaches covenants recorded BEFORE the statute; (3) sale signs — with three business days' written notice before removal or fines; and (4) up to six chickens on lots of two-tenths of an acre or more (one coop allowed; roosters may be restricted). Subsection 1(1) defines "homeowners' association" to EXCLUDE condominium associations and residential cooperatives — this section is the planned-community counterpart to the UCA.
Statutory Text
Verified Jul 8, 2026 · REVISOR_MO_GOV
442.404. Political signs, homeowners' associations not to prohibit — reasonable restrictions and removal permitted, when — solar panels and sale signs not to be prohibited or restricted, exceptions — owning or pasturing chickens. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Homeowners' association", a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association of homeowners created under a declaration to own and operate portions of a planned community or other residential subdivision that has the power under the declaration to assess association members to pay the costs and expenses incurred in the performance of the association's obligations under the declaration or tenants-in-common with respect to the ownership of common ground or amenities of a planned community or other residential subdivision. This term shall not include a condominium unit owners' association as defined and provided for in subdivision (3) of section 448.1-103 or a residential cooperative; (2) "Political signs", any fixed, ground-mounted display in support of or in opposition to a person seeking elected office or a ballot measure excluding any materials that may be attached; (3) "Solar panel or solar collector", a device used to collect and convert solar energy into electricity or thermal energy, including but not limited to photovoltaic cells or panels, or solar thermal systems. 2. (1) No deed restrictions, covenants, or similar binding agreements running with the land shall prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the display of political signs. (2) A homeowners' association has the authority to adopt reasonable rules, subject to any applicable statutes or ordinances, regarding the time, size, place, number, and manner of display of political signs. (3) A homeowners' association may remove a political sign without liability if such sign is placed within the common ground, threatens the public health or safety, violates an applicable statute or ordinance, is accompanied by sound or music, or if any other materials are attached to the political sign. Subject to the foregoing, a homeowners' association shall not remove a political sign from the property of a homeowner or impose any fine or penalty upon the homeowner unless it has given such homeowner three days after providing written notice to the homeowner, which notice shall specifically identify the rule and the nature of the violation. 3. (1) No deed restrictions, covenants, or similar binding agreements running with the land shall limit or prohibit, or have the effect of limiting or prohibiting, the installation of solar panels or solar collectors on the rooftop of any property or structure. (2) A homeowners' association may adopt reasonable rules, subject to any applicable statutes or ordinances, regarding the placement of solar panels or solar collectors to the extent that those rules do not prevent the installation of the device, impair the functioning of the device, restrict the use of the device, or adversely affect the cost or efficiency of the device. (3) The provisions of this subsection shall apply only with regard to rooftops that are owned, controlled, and maintained by the owner of the individual property …
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